People in Doupo: Unparalleled Talents Actually Bring a System

Facing Elder Huo's questioning, Xiao Ling just smiled lightly and did not reveal the answer directly. Instead, he said mysteriously: "Haha, this will be kept secret for now. When I return to Canaan College, I will naturally reveal the answer."

The flame that Xiao Ling had in mind that could rival the strange fire was actually the fire that was condensed by practicing the "Flame Technique" using his own fighting spirit.

What he planned to prepare for Elder Huo was the improved version by the old demon, namely "True Flame Art", instead of the original version of "Flame Art" which had serious side effects.

Xiao Ling had just checked the Earth Demon Old Ghost's storage ring, and apart from some healing pills and gold coins, he did not find anything particularly precious. This showed that the Earth Demon Old Ghost had stored all his treasures in the treasure house of the Demon Flame Valley.

Therefore, the copy of "The True Art of Playing with Flames" that was perfected and modified by the old demon ghost was most likely to be properly kept deep in the treasure house of the Demon Flame Valley, just like the original book.

However, Xiao Ling still wanted to complain in his heart. As a Dou Zong powerhouse who cultivated ice-attributed Dou Qi, the old demon actually had the leisure and ability to delve into the fire-attributed secret technique such as "Flame Art". This was surprising enough in itself.

What's even more outrageous is that not only did he succeed in his research, he also improved the practice method, so that the fire that originally required the cooperation of many people to condense can now be easily performed by one person, and at the same time greatly reduced the side effects of the practice process.

It can only be said that the ability of the old demon should not be underestimated. To be able to cultivate to that level, he is definitely not an ordinary person no matter what.

However, he just complained silently in his heart. After all, having such a secret method in hand would definitely be more beneficial than harmful to him.

He would not delve into how the old demon did it. What was important was that this improved version of "The Art of Playing with Flames" could bring him tangible benefits.

Xiao Ling turned his gaze to Xiao Yixian and the other companions. His smile was filled with a sense of ease and confidence. "Okay, everyone, you can go back to Canaan College first. We have just dealt with the old demon, Mo Tianxing, and those famous people in the Black Horn Region. Next, the Black Horn Region may fall into a period of chaos, and Canaan College can prepare in advance. As for me, I still have to go there and search it thoroughly. After all, there are many treasures hidden there."

His words revealed his foresight of the impending chaos and his anticipation for the potential treasures. Xiao Yixian and the others listened to Xiao Ling's words and nodded earnestly, expressing their understanding.

Zi Yan affectionately held Xiao Ling's arm, her eyes gleaming with excitement. She said with a hint of anticipation, "Xiao Ling, you can't leave me behind when it comes to treasure hunting. I don't want to miss out on such fun things."

Xiao Ling gently rubbed Zi Yan's hair, with a hint of pampering and smile in his tone: "You should go back to Canaan College and wait for me. This time I will be back soon, it won't take too much time. Besides, you have worked hard in the previous battle, go back and have a good rest."

Although Zi Yan felt a little disappointed when she heard that Xiao Ling did not agree to take her with him, she did not insist on her own opinion. Instead, she said obediently: "Okay, but when you come back, if you have anything delicious or fun, remember to share it with me. I have contributed a lot this time."

Xiao Ling nodded and gave her a reassuring smile: "Don't worry, how could I forget you if there is any benefit."

Elder Huo pondered for a moment, then said, "Now that Black Horn Territory has lost so many powerful people, the future situation will definitely be very turbulent and there will be a major reshuffle. Haven't you ever thought about taking this opportunity to establish your own power in Black Horn Territory? In such a chaotic situation, your power will surely rise rapidly, and with Canaan Academy as your backing, your development will be much smoother."

After hearing what Elder Huo said, Xiao Ling just shook his head slightly and responded calmly: "Elder Huo, this is not my style. I don't like to be bound by the trivialities of power, and I will be leaving for Zhongzhou soon, and I can't take care of the affairs here for a long time."

Xiao Ling once thought about establishing his own power, but he quickly gave up the idea. He was not good at organizing and managing power, and he was about to go to Zhongzhou, so it didn't make much sense for him to establish power in the Northwest Continent.

Although the Black Horn Region was a place where all kinds of people lived together, and it contained many rare treasures, it was only a part of the Northwest Continent after all, and its resources were not as abundant as those in the Central Continent. Those truly valuable resources had already fallen into Xiao Ling's pocket.

With Xiao Ling's current wealth, even a Dou Zun strongman could not compare to him. In his eyes, the resources of the Black Horn Region were nothing and could hardly arouse his interest.

Therefore, he did not need to build a force here to collect resources. For Xiao Ling, instead of wasting energy in the Black Horn Region, it would be better to turn his attention to the wider world, where there are more unknown opportunities waiting for him to explore and grasp.

Elder Huo nodded, his tone revealing a hint of understanding: "Since you have made up your mind, I won't say much. You always have your own ideas, just make your own decision. However, no matter what help you need, Canaan Academy will fully support you. Remember, Canaan Academy will always be your strong backing."

Then, they chatted casually for a few more sentences. In a relaxed atmosphere, Xiao Yixian and the others said goodbye to Xiao Ling, and then rode on Xiao Zi and flew towards Canaan College.

Xiao Zi's wings glowed with a faint silver light under the moonlight, and their figures slowly disappeared into the night, leaving Xiao Ling alone under the silent night sky, with everything around him immersed in the tranquil moonlight.

As Xiao Zi carried Xiao Yixiang and the others disappeared into the night, Xiao Ling slowly looked around. He used his soul perception to carefully explore everything around him.

After confirming that there was no one around, Xiao Ling slowly opened his eyes, a relaxed smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to himself: "It seems that there is no one else around. It is a good time to absorb these souls."

After the fierce battle just now, this mountain range has witnessed the fall of countless strong men. Many desperate people in the Black Horn Region, blinded by greed, tried to fight for the Bodhi Body Saliva, but in the end, without exception, they turned into ghosts in the mountains.

Xiao Ling stood on this silent battlefield. He knew the value of these soul bodies. He would not waste such resources easily. In his opinion, these soul bodies could be transformed into powerful means to deal with the enemy, or become excellent materials for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

Driven by his thoughts, Xiao Ling's body slowly rose up and finally hovered above the mountain. He looked down at the land below that had become devastated by the battle just now, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. The intensity of this battle might make this place a wonder in the future of the Black Horn Region.

Xiao Ling shook his head gently and collected his thoughts. He waved his hand and took out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner from the system storage space.

As Xiao Ling's mind drove it, the originally inconspicuous Ten Thousand Souls Banner suddenly glowed with a mysterious and eerie black light, like a strange star that suddenly lit up in the night sky. The air around it seemed to feel this power, and a piercing cold wind blew for no reason, sweeping across the entire mountain range.

The light of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner grew brighter and brighter, and the bodies that fell in the battle below began to flicker with light. Then, souls that looked exactly like the corpses were forcibly pulled out of their bodies by invisible forces in fear and helplessness.

These souls looked around blankly in mid-air, as if they had not yet recovered from the shock of death, and were firmly locked by the power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

They looked at Xiao Ling in the sky with horrified expressions. The black flag in their hands seemed to control their fate. They tried their best to resist, but found that their strength was insignificant in front of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. Under the pull of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, they could only turn into streams of light and were sucked into the flag one after another.

As more and more souls were sucked in, the light emitted by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in the sky became stronger and stronger. In the end, even the souls of Mo Tianxing and Old Man Yingshan struggled desperately with resentment and unwillingness, but could not escape. They could only watch themselves being swallowed by the black banner that exuded a strange and gloomy aura.

When the last soul was devoured by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, Xiao Ling slowly put down the banner in his hand. The air around him seemed to still have a strange atmosphere, and occasionally a few crows' cries cut through the night sky, adding a bit of desolation to this desolate mountain range.

Xiao Ling put away the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and put it into the system space. He whispered to himself with a hint of amusement in his tone: "It seems that what I do is no different from those guys in the Soul Palace. This feeling is really quite wonderful."

Xiao Ling shook his head gently, putting those messy thoughts behind him. After all, there was a fundamental difference between him and the Soul Palace. He believed that he could not do such cruel acts as attacking innocent people and plundering their souls. But in this world, if someone had ill intentions towards him or someone he cherished, he would not be merciful.

He has a clear boundary in his mind, and he will naturally take necessary measures against those enemies who truly threaten him and his loved ones.

After absorbing all the souls, Xiao Ling did not forget the bodies of those Dou Zong masters. He quickly put them into his storage ring.

Then, his figure turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the direction of the Black Emperor Sect. The Black Horn Region was now in chaos and would soon become even more disordered. Xiao Ling planned to take advantage of this opportunity to plunder the precious resources of the Black Horn Region.

After all, he was about to go to Zhongzhou, and it would be a waste for him not to take these resources.

Xiao Ling might feel a little bit ruthless towards other forces, but in a place like the Black Horn Region, those forces that can gain a foothold are often cruel and ruthless.

Xiao Ling would not have any hesitation or guilt when taking action against these evil people.

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After dozens of minutes of full-speed flight, Xiao Ling arrived at Black Emperor City. At this time, Black Emperor City had not yet fallen into chaos, because the news from the battlefield had not yet been transmitted back, and the people of the Black Emperor Sect were still working hard to maintain order in the city.

However, Xiao Ling knew that once the news that Mo Tianxing and other Black Emperor Sect masters had not returned for a long time spread, the city's apparent tranquility would be quickly broken. Order would collapse, and chaos would spread like a plague.

Chapter 288 Return to the Devil Flame Valley

Xiao Ling did not stop, he quietly concealed his breath and went straight to the location of the Black Emperor Sect auction. He knew that there were many precious items stored there, and these treasures may not have been transferred to the Black Emperor Sect headquarters.

Sure enough, just as Xiao Ling expected, the resources and treasures at the auction were still safely stored in place and had not been transported away in time.

Xiao Ling broke into the auction house without hesitation. He released his soul perception and like an experienced hunter, quickly and accurately locked the location of the treasures in a hidden secret room in the auction house.

Xiao Ling rushed all the way and soon arrived at the entrance of the treasure house. Facing the two top Douling masters guarding the door, he did not hesitate at all and easily defeated them. Then, he stepped into the treasure house and a dazzling scene suddenly appeared in front of him.

In the treasure house, there are all kinds of rare treasures, from gold coins to martial arts secrets, from elixirs to various rare materials, each of which is a treasure that Douhuang and even Douzong masters dream of. If these treasures are spread out, they will definitely cause a fierce competition.

Xiao Ling showed no mercy, and his movements were swift and methodical, collecting the gold coins, skills, elixirs, and various rare materials one by one. Among these treasures, he also found the resources that Zi Yan and himself had spent on the auction before, which gave him a strange feeling in his heart, a kind of inexplicable sense of pleasure of buying things without spending money.

After searching the auction house, Xiao Ling did not stay for long and went directly to the headquarters of the Black Emperor Sect. The treasures there were also abundant, and he took them all without hesitation.

When the Black Emperor Sect's treasure house was plundered by him, Xiao Ling left Black Emperor City. Although there were many rare medicinal materials in Qianyaofang, Xiao Ling had no intention of taking them.

After all, Qianyaofang had not provoked him, and he did not want to cause trouble for no reason. Moreover, the herbs he needed had already been collected in the medicine garden of Turtle Spirit Venerable, including the main ingredients for refining the seventh-level Heavenly Soul Melting Blood Pill.

Under the cover of the night in the Black Horn Region, Xiao Ling's figure shuttled between the treasure houses of various forces like a ghost, collecting their treasures one by one. The harvest of this night was quite rich, even exceeding the treasures obtained from the treasure houses of the three major sects before.

As Xiao Ling searched along the way, the night quietly receded and the sky turned pale. He set out from the Black Emperor City and came all the way to the Demon Flame Valley.

That night, all the major forces in the Black Horn Region suffered a considerable blow, and the spies they sent out, after investigating the battlefield where the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva was previously fought over, brought back shocking news that many of their top leaders had died.

The news spread like wildfire in the Black Horn region, order in some areas began to collapse, and chaos quickly escalated. And if the news spread, the chaos would only intensify.

In this great reshuffle, many ambitious people began to emerge. They saw an opportunity and wanted to take a share of the chaos and gain a place in it. The power vacuum in the Black Horn attracted them, and they were ready to exert their strength in this turmoil and fight for their own interests.

Xiao Ling was not surprised by the current situation. He knew that whenever there was a great turmoil, there would always be new opportunities and the rise of new forces. This was the law of history and the unchanging law of the Douqi Continent.

As for the plots of those ambitious people, Xiao Ling did not take them to heart. To him, they were just passing clouds.

At this moment, the sky darkened again, and Xiao Ling's figure had appeared in the Demon Flame Valley again, ready to continue his actions.

The Demon Flame Valley seemed exceptionally quiet in the night, but Xiao Ling's mood was unusually calm.

Xiao Ling stood in the air, with the vast land of the Demon Flame Valley at his feet. His eyes penetrated the night sky and overlooked the land. Unlike the chaos in other areas of the Black Horn Region, the interior of the Demon Flame Valley still maintained a rare tranquility at this moment.

Perhaps because of the long distance, the spies had not yet brought back any news from the battlefield, or perhaps because the old demon was a powerful Seven-Star Dou Zong, people found it hard to believe that he would encounter any misfortune.

Although the old demon took away a large number of elites from the Demon Flame Valley, there was still a Douhuang elder and several Douwang elders left in the valley. Their presence provided a certain degree of security for the Demon Flame Valley.

Xiao Ling's lips curled up into a faint smile. He knew that this tranquility would not last long. Because of his arrival, a big commotion would happen next.

Due to the various actions of the old demon, Xiao Ling was filled with deep disgust for the Demon Flame Valley. When plundering other forces in the Black Horn Region, he did not easily take lives unless necessary. But facing the Demon Flame Valley, Xiao Ling decided not to be soft-hearted, and he planned to settle accounts thoroughly. The Demon Flame Valley and he had long been in an irreconcilable feud, and he would not have the slightest mercy on his enemies.

When the students of Canaan College were training in the Black Horn Region, they were often attacked by the strong men of the Demon Flame Valley, and some even died. As an elder of Canaan College, Xiao Ling naturally wanted to seek justice for these compatriots. Today was the time to make the Demon Flame Valley pay the price. He wanted to make this force that once dominated the Black Horn Region disappear from now on.

Xiao Ling waved his hand lightly, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet came out in response. His eyes swept across the Devil Flame Valley below with a cold look, and his tone was without a trace of emotion: "Go, don't leave any one behind."

The eyes of the Heavenly Demon Puppet flashed red, like two balls of blazing flames. Its figure flashed in the night, like a golden lightning, rushing straight towards the Devil Flame Valley. As it moved, a ruthless killing intent swept across the entire valley.

Xiao Ling's figure slowly descended over the Devil Flame Valley, his eyes flashing with determination. The Heavenly Demon Puppet had already begun to cleanse the Devil Flame Valley according to his orders. Xiao Ling did not intend to do it himself, he wanted to let the people of the Devil Flame Valley know that everything they did would have retribution.

In the night wind, the guards of the Demon Flame Valley fled in panic, but how could their speed compare to that of the Heavenly Demon Puppet? The golden figure was like the scythe of the god of death, taking away a life with every flash. Xiao Ling stood quietly on a high place, his eyes piercing through the night, as if he could see through everyone's fear and despair.

With the swift action of the Sky Demon Puppet, the tranquility of the Demon Flame Valley was completely torn apart. Screams, pleas for mercy, and the sound of metal colliding intertwined into a chaotic symphony, but in this chaos, Xiao Ling's state of mind was like a calm lake, without a single ripple.

The Dou Huang elders and several Dou Wang elders who were sitting in meditation deep in the Devil Flame Valley instantly felt the turmoil in the outside world. They immediately spread their Dou Qi wings and flew out quickly like a few meteors streaking through the night sky, ready to deal with this sudden change.

When the Douhuang elders and Douwang elders rushed out of the depths of the Devil Flame Valley, they were stunned by the scene before them. A golden figure, under the command of a blue-haired young man, was like a messenger of death, madly reaping the lives of the members of the Devil Flame Valley.

This scene made their anger erupt like a volcano. When had they ever suffered such humiliation? It had always been their Demon Flame Valley who was high above and could decide the lives of others at will, but now someone dared to kill people in their territory.

The roar of the Douhuang elder was deafening. He warned loudly: "Stop your violence immediately! Don't forget that the master of our Demon Flame Valley is the powerful Seven-Star Dou Zong, the Earth Demon Ancestor! What you did today will surely lead to endless hunting. Once the ancestor returns, he will make you suffer all the pain in the world and make you regret your arrogance today!"

At the same time as the Douhuang elder roared, he led several Douwang powerhouses and rushed towards Xiao Ling as swiftly as a cheetah. Their eyes were full of murderous intent, and they were determined to completely eliminate the guy who dared to attack the Demon Flame Valley.

However, the blue-haired youth Xiao Ling only smiled contemptuously. His voice was calm and firm, as if he was stating an indisputable fact: "Haha, when you, the Demon Flame Valley, were ruthlessly hunting down the students of my Canaan Academy, didn't you ever think that this day would come? You brought this upon yourselves. As for your Earth Demon Ancestor, he is already waiting for you on the Yellow Springs Road."

As Xiao Ling finished speaking, he quickly formed a seal and whispered, "Skyfire Meteor."

Following his summons, balls of flames appeared behind Xiao Ling, as if to dispel half of the darkness. These flames seemed to be given life. They gathered into blazing meteors, cutting through the night sky and rushing towards the Dou Huangs and Dou Wangs of the Demon Flame Valley.

Behind them was the endless complex of buildings in the Demon Flame Valley, which now became the backdrop of this disaster.

The flaming meteors were like a rage from the sky, devouring everything mercilessly. The Dou Huangs and Dou Wangs were horrified to find that they had nowhere to escape and could only watch the flames of death surround them.

The flaming meteors not only took their lives, but also continued to fall on the buildings in the Demon Flame Valley, triggering a series of explosions and completely destroying the tranquility of the Demon Flame Valley.

The entire valley was illuminated by the fire as if it were daytime. The sounds of explosions, screams, and pleas for mercy intertwined together, forming a doomsday scene.

The flaming meteors were like a disaster from heaven, covering the entire Demon Flame Valley. Those members had nowhere to escape and were swallowed by the merciless flames before they could even utter a scream.

The meteors' power remained undiminished, crashing into the buildings of the Devil Flame Valley, triggering a series of deafening explosions. This was followed by a continuous wailing that echoed through the valley like the whispers of death.

Under this sudden attack, the members of Demon Flame Valley fell into unprecedented panic.

They witnessed the flaming meteors falling from the sky and the golden figures moving freely and ruthlessly in the valley. Everyone's eyes were filled with deep fear and despair.

The golden figure is like the messenger of death, and every appearance means the end of another life.

This sudden disaster completely shattered the tranquility of the Demon Flame Valley, replacing it with a scene of chaos and death. Flames and smoke filled the air, shrouding the entire valley in a doomsday atmosphere.

Some members even knelt down and begged for mercy, their voices filled with tears: "Please, let us go, we are just following orders, we have no ill intentions!"

But Xiao Ling was unmoved by these pleas for mercy. His steps were firm and calm, and he walked towards the treasure house of the Demon Flame Valley that he sensed without haste.

After passing through a tunnel deep in the Demon Flame Valley for about fifteen minutes, Xiao Ling's sight was blocked by a stone wall covered with weeds.